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More than 60 area youth participated in last weekend's production of "Sleeping Beauty." The Missoula Children's Theatre presented the play and was in town all week working with the cast and crew or the production....
A pipe coating company in Cheyenne County that employs 25 workers will be closing or changing hands. Commercial Resins Co. operates a facility north of Brownson, near the Cabela's Distribution Center. General manager Chad McLaughlin said the company hasn't yet prepared an official statement and the ultimate fate of the facility remains uncertain. "The thing that is going to happen is Commercial Resins is going to close on this site," he said. "So there'll either be a transfer of ownership or...
Although snow abounds in Sidney this week, the city's aquatic center is on track to be completed on time in late May. On Dec. 9, construction crews applied concrete for the new 2,100 square foot leisure pool as part of the Sidney Outdoor Aquatic Center Project. The total cost of the new state-of-the-art outdoor swimming pool/aquatic center is approximately $5.4 million. The application of the concrete that was applied on Dec. 9 is a product and process called Shotcrete. Concrete is mixed to a...
Snowfall in the Cheyenne County area is expected to continue through noon on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Wyo., snow accumulation is expected to be between 8-10 inches for the Cheyenne County area. The snow is due to taper off Tuesday morning. This storm has brought blowing snow and the National Weather Service cautions the accumulation of snow drifts. A snow emergency has been declared until further notice for the City of Sidney. When in a snow emergency,...
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have fallen 4.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.79 per gallon yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,150 gas outlets in Nebraska. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.80 per gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Nebraska during the past week, prices yesterday were 17.6 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 11.2 cents per gallon l...
Jacqueline Sue "Jaci" Koester passed away with family by her side at her home on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, after a hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer. She was 58. Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Thursday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m., until 7 p.m., with family receiving friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home. Services will be held on Friday, Feb. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Peetz Community Center, 526 Main Street in Peetz, with Rev. Jodie Harless... Full story
John D. Swayze, 52 of Kearney, and former Sidney resident, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Cremation has been held. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel with the Rev. Tar Drazdowski officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in John's name in care of the family for future designation. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel prior to services to... Full story
Buff Ellis, 62 of Sidney, passed away at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5, with Wake Services at 6 p.m., Thursday evening. Both services will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father Jim Heithoff officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may stop at the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel on Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Buff’s name to the Donor’s choice. You may view Buff... Full story
Tuesday, Feb. 2 A Parkinson’s support group for the western Nebraska area meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 312 W. 16th St., Alliance. Call Dee Brauninger at (308) 763-1254 with questions or email her at [email protected]. … The Jr. Friends of the Library will be meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Sidney Public Library. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. and welcomes youth 7th through 12th grades. This is a service oriented organization in which we seek to aid those in the community and regio... Full story
Water conservation in irrigated crop production has to be viewed as a systems approach to conserving water. As I stated in previous articles I think water conservation starts with improving the performance of the soil. Another key component to a systems approach to water conservation is choosing a dynamic crop rotation for your farm or ranch. The crops you choose to produce have to be profitable, provide a good agronomic rotation, be relatively high in water use efficiency and require less irrigation for high yields. On our farm we have chosen...
Sidney finished fifth at the Ainsworth Tournament on Saturday and dropped a dual at Valentine the night before tournament play. At Friday's dual, the Raiders got wins from Derek Robb, KC Higer and Trey Arellano. Arellano won in the 106 weight class with a win by fall in 4:39 over Jarrett Battershaw. In the 126 weight class, Higer won in a 14-6 major decision against Steven Young. Robb won in the 152 weight class with a win by fall in 1:26 against Kieron Wenig. The Raiders had a pair of first...
BASKETBALL Tuesday, Feb. 2 Leyton at Sedgwick County (Colo.) 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 Creek Valley at Leyton 3 p.m. Garden County at Potter-Dix 3 p.m. Peetz (Colo.) at Briggsdale (Colo.) 4 p.m. Sidney at Gering 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 Leyton at Potter-Dix 3 p.m. Weldon Valley (Colo.) at Peetz (Colo.) 6 p.m. Scottsbluff at Sidney (boys only) 7 p.m. Sidney at Scottsbluff (girls only) 7 p.m. WRESTLING Thursday, Feb. 4 Gering/Fort Morgan at Sidney 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 Sidney at Southeast Tournament 9 a.m....
After its first loss of the season to Scottsbluff a little more than a week ago, the Sidney High boys basketball team (17-1) responded on Friday and Saturday with two decisive victories. On Friday, the Raiders beat Chadron, 65-35. Twenty-four hours later, Sidney topped Hershey 63-34. "I think we had a really good week of practice after that loss to Scottsbluff," Sidney head coach Eric Kohl said. An emphasis during the week was ball control, he said, and on Saturday, the Raiders had just six...
The Sidney High Lady Raiders split a pair of weekend games. On Friday, Sidney lost in overtime to Chadron, 52-49, and on Saturday, the team defeated Hershey, 44-34. The Lady Raiders (13-5) will play at Gering on Friday. Against Chadron (14-2), Sidney dominated the first three quarters of play. In the final period of regulation, however, the Lady Cardinals overcame Sidney's lead and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. After trading scores on successive possessions,...
Creek Valley poured in 26 second quarter points as it went on to a 59-45 win at Garden County last Friday. The Storm (10-7) led 11-9 after the first quarter and took a 37-16 halftime lead. Samantha Schmid led the team offensively with 14 points. Jessie Straber added 10 points and Payje Misegadis scored nine points. Andi Ortgies led the Storm with 11 rebounds, while Misegadis added eight. Straber also had a team-high eight assists and six steals. Creek Valley returns to the court Friday at Leyton. Potter-Dix 52, Minatare 22 Potter-Dix kept up...
